I don’t like anything with too much dependency. Children are very dependent, which is probably why we never had them. Deborah Meaden Read Quote
Business doesn’t cut you any slack because of your gender. You’re either good at what you do or you’re not. Deborah Meaden Read Quote
When I sold Weststar Holidays, the idea was to take stock and stop and then decide in life – we were going to travel around the world or whatever we were going to do. After about two weeks my husband said to me, ‘Oh for goodness sake Deborah, get yourself a business because this is driving me bonkers.’ Deborah Meaden Read Quote
People can call me what they like – fat, ugly, sour – but tell me I’m not fair, tell me I’m not ethical, those are the things that bother me. Deborah Meaden Read Quote
As a young woman, before I had any money, I went backpacking across India, and I was aware of how gritty it could be. Deborah Meaden Read Quote
You give power to issues if you pay a lot of attention to them. The more attention you give them the more power they have. So the most powerful thing you can do is just get on and ignore it. Deborah Meaden Read Quote
I’m not a woman in the ‘Den,’ I’m a Dragon, we’re all there to invest, it has nothing to do with gender. Deborah Meaden Read Quote
I have definitely learnt in business that when you have a smart, engaged entrepreneur with good judgement they can really drive even a mediocre business forward so to me the entrepreneur is very important. Deborah Meaden Read Quote
